Even amid a cool VC climate and declining valuation multiples, there are still plenty of companies that have been able to secure a valuation jump with their new investment. We dug through the PitchBook Platform and broke down some of April's biggest valuation step-ups.

The big news in VC lately has been the rise of mega-funds, which propelled fundraising in 1Q to record highs. But what about their smaller counterparts? Check out the top sub-$250 million VC vehicles.

The recent chill that has run through the VC industry has some questioning how the herd of unicorns will fare. Although it's tempting to assume there may be a pile of dead unicorns on the horizon, we found that's probably not going to be the case.